Garment-hanger.



H. S. SWANSON.

GARMENT HANGER.

APPLICATION men JULY 16. 1918.

Patented Apr. 1, 1919.

INVENTOR fi/r/ra ails W760)? Y ATTORNEY citizen of the United States,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 11, 1919.

Application filed July 16, 1918. Serial No. 245,150.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HILMA S. SwANsoN, a residing at New Rochelle, in thecounty of Westchester and State of New York, have invented new anduseful Improvements in Garment- Hangers, of which the following is,aspecification.

This invention relates to certain novel and useful improvements ingarment hangers, adapted to be employed for supporting coats, dresses,skirts and other articles of apparel.

In the present instance, it is my purpose to provide a garment hangerembracing a bodily shiftable suspension member, having a swivelconnection with a suspended garment-holding member, whereby the completehanger may be moved to various positions along a bar, rod or othersupport, while the garment-holding member may be turned or swungrelative to its suspension member, so that a garment may be completelyexhibited and examined Without removing it from the hanger, and withoutinterfering with other garments, which may be carried by similar hangersmounted upon the supporting bar or rod.

' Another object of my invention is the provision of a plurality ofpreferably similarly constructed, bodily shiftable swivel garmentholders, mounted to roll or slide upon a common supporting bar or rod,so that one or more garments may be placed upon, or removed from, thegarment holders, and examined from all angles if desired, readily,conveniently and Without interfering with the other garments.

Furthermore, I propose to provide a garment hanger, wherein the swivelconnection between a shiftable suspension member and a garment holderproper, is provided with means for permitting a grasping and turning ofthe holder relative to the suspension member without touching thegarment or the holder upon which it is mounted.

It is also my purpose to provide a garment hanger which will embody thedesired features of simplicity and efliciency, and which may bemanufactured and marketed in quantities at a relatively low cost.

With the above recited objects and others of a similar nature in view,my invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangementof parts set forth in and fall- 1ng within the scope of the appendedclaims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 1s aperspective view showing a supporting bar or rod adapted tobe preferably, 'stationarily mounted, and upon which a plurality ofseries of" my hangers 1y mounted.

Fig. 2 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation of a garmenthanger embodying my invention, a portion of the garment holder beingbroken away.

Fig. 3 is a similar view of a slightly modified form of garment hanger.

Fig. 4 is a view in elevation of still an other modified form of hanger.

Referring now to the accompanying drawings in detail, and particularlyto Figs. 1 a d 2 thereof, the letter A indicates a supporting bar or rodof any approved character, in the present instance, cylindrical in form,and which is preferably stationarily mounted, such rod being intended tobe suitably arranged within the show-room, closet or the like. Upon thisrod, I mount a series of my hangers, the hangers being indicated as anentirety by the letter B. In said Figs. 1 and 2, each hanger B embracesa concave roller or spool 1 adapted to roll or slide upon the rod A,this spoolbeing mounted upon the cross bar or bight 2 of the wire yoke3, the terminals 4*. of the ends of the side members of the yoke beingcoiled about the collar 5, so that the collar is positioned below andapproximately in line with the center of the roller or spool 1. Throughthe bore 6 of the collar extends the shank of the eyebolt 7 the boltbeing arranged to swivel or turn in the collar, and is provided with ahead 8 to prevent its accidental disengagement from the collar. Thelower end of the bolt 7 is formed with the eye 9 for the reception ofthe hook 10, of any well known form of coat holding bar 11. A cross bar12 is passed through a horizontal bore 13 intermediate the length of thebolt, and the ends of this cross bar 12 are provided with finger grips13 of any desired form, in the present instance, small balls or spheres,so that the cross bar may be gripped and the eye-ball turned or swiveledin the collar to permit the garment holding bar 11 to be turned or swungin an are or circle to the desired position for inspection,or hangingand removing of a arment. In Figs. 1 and 2 it will be noted t at thisgarment holding bar 11 is detachably connected with the swiveled eyeboltthrough means of the hook 10, this form of the device being preferredfor some purposes.

In Fig. 3, I have shown a slightly modified form of the invention, inthis instance, the terminals 1 of the wire yoke being extendedhorizontally to form the cross bar of the yoke and are inserted in thebore of the spool or roller 1', while the central portion of the yokeforms a unitary coil about the collar 5'. Furthermore, in this instance,instead of resorting to the use of an eye-bolt to which the garmentholding bar is detachably hooked, I employ a bolt 7 which is swiveled inthe collar 5, but is socketed at its lower end, as at 14, in the garmentholding bar 11', being thus permanently connected with the latter. Thisbolt 7 is also provided with a cross bar 12, the ends 13' of which formfinger grips for turning or swiveling the coat holder in the yoke in thesame manner as described for the type of hanger shown in Figs. '1 and2..

In Fig. 1, I have shown a still further modified form of the invention,in this case, instead of resorting to the use of the suspending yoke, Iprovide a hook 15,-the lower end of the shank of which is coiled, as at16, about a collar 17, in which is swiveled the bolt 18 carrying at itslower end the garment holding bar 19, this bolt being also provided withthe finger grasping cross bar 20. lhe hdok 15 is intended to be hungfrom any suitable form of bracket conventionally shown at 21. In thisinstance, it

will be noted that I also dispense with the supporting rod A, the formof the device shown in Fig. 4 being particularly intended fortemporarily supporting and exhibiting individual garments.

While I have herein shown and described certain preferred embodiments ofmy invention, I wish it to be understood that I do not confine myself toall the precise details of construction set forth by way ofillustration, as modification and variation will be made withoutdepartin from the spirit of the invention,- or excee ing the scope ofthe ap ended claims.

' at I claim is:

1. A garment hanger comprising a roller adapted to travel along asuitable support, a suspension member upon which the roller 1s mounted,said member embracing the support and depending below the latter, acollar at the lower end portion of the suspension member, a connectingbolt swiveled at its upper end portion in the collar, a garment' holdingmember suspended from the lower end of the connecting bolt, and grippingmembers connected with, and extending from, the bolt and adapted to begripped by the fingers of aperson to turn the bolt and garment holdingmember relative to the suspension member.

2. A garment hanger comprising a roller adapted to travel along asuitable support, a wire suspension yoke upon which said roller ismounted, said yoke embracing the support and depending below the latter,a collar at the lower portion of the yoke, a connecting bolt swiveled inthe collar, a garment holding member connected" with the lower end ofthe connecting bolt, and laterally extending gripping bars connectedwith, and extending from, the bolt and adapted to be gripped by thefingers of a person to turn the bolt and the garment holding memberrelative to the yoke.

3. In a garment hanger, a wire suspension member, a collar about which aportion of the wire constituting the suspension member is coiled, a boltswiveled at its upper end in said collar, a garment supporting barattached to the lower end of said bolt, and laterally extending grippingmembers connected with the bolt for turning [the latter and the garmentsupporting bar relative to thesuspension member.

Ipitestimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

- I HILMA S. SWANSON.

